kaisa matam kaisa rona miTTi ka — Arif Shafiq

"jo mere gaanv ke kheton men bhuuk ugne lagi mire kisanon ne shahron men naukri kar li"

"apne darvaze pe khud hi dastaken deta hai vo ajnabi lahje men phir vo puchhta hai kaun hai"

"tujhe main zindagi apni samajh raha tha magar tire baghair basar main ne zindagi kar li"

"andhe adam vajud ke girdab se nikal ye zindagi bhi khvab hai tu khvab se nikal"

"koi lashkar yahan se guzra hai itni ujDi ye rah-guzar kyon hai"

"gharib-e-shahr to faaqe se mar gaya 'arif' amir-e-shahr ne hiire se khud-kushi kar li"